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H.R. 3189 116th Congress House

Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a partnership to provide legal services to women veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Lawyers and legal servicesPublic-private cooperationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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Veterans' medical careWomen's employment
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jun 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide legal services to women veterans. The partnership must focus on the 10 highest unmet needs of women veterans as identified by the Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (CHALENG) survey.

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 24
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 8, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 20, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 10, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 10, 2019
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3189: Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3189/
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"H.R. 3189: Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3189/.
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H.R. 3189, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3189/.
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